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Kline hits third grand slam in defeat at Victoria.

July 27, 2014

Kline hits third grand slam in defeat at Victoria.

Third baseman Kevin Kline (pictured) hit his third grand slam of the summer and drove in five runs in a 19-10 loss on Sunday.

Mired in a lengthy slump, the senior-to-be at Dixie State added an RBI single for his first multi-hit league game since July 7. He was 2-for-30 in his last eight league games before Sunday.

Shortstop Michael Lucarelli (Portland) added a double and a single.

Victoria scored 10 runs in the seventh inning and added five more in the eighth to erase a 5-4 lead and salvage the series finale.

The HarbourCats (19-23) parlayed three doubles, six singles and a key error into the 10-run seventh against Corvallis relievers Jason Snodgrass (Concordia) and Jake Otness (Pacific Lutheran). Snodgrass started the inning with a 5-4 lead but that was erased after only three batters.

Corvallis scored four times in the fifth to take a 5-3 lead, but the bullpen could not hold it, snapping their three-game winning streak. Victoria battered seven Knights pitchers for 21 hits, seven of which went for extra bases.

The Knights (31-15 all, 27-15 WCL) still won 4 of 6 games on their final long road trip of the summer. They also took 2 of 3 at Kitsap earlier in the week.

Corvallis is idle on Monday. It starts a key South Division series against Bend at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday at Goss Stadium.